Mining apparatus



July 20,1926. 1,593,010

W. E. BOUDETTE l 'MINING APPARATUS l Filed May 4. i922 Cdl Patented July 20, 1926.

STATES `ra'risiii'r OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. nounn'rmn, QF CLAREMQNT, NEW, HAMPSHIRE, Assignee @SULLIVAN MACHINERY COMBANX, A CQRl-.0R-"l.Tl0l\TV 0F MASSACHUSETTS- MINlNG APPARATUS.

Application filed May 4,

My invention relates tomining apparatus.

It has for its 'object Vto provide an improved and simplified Amining machinesupport whereby a mining machine maybe supported above the bottonrt'or movementrelative to thebottom andwhereupon the minlnsfmahne may be loaded, Support and all, upon truck `for transport. A further object of: my invention i'vsfftov provide an im proved supper-tof the character set .forth wliiclris n ot onlyfsimple:in construction and adjaf'ited to be manufactured at small j eX- pense while retaining thedesiredruggedness off characterinecessary to its service, `but which also. is `ot a'jtypepermitting variations in height'ofthe support yto be conveniently obtained without materiallyv increasing the Costi f In the accompanying `drawings I have ,show nfor .purposes of illustration two'embodiments vwhich ymy invention may assume in practice.

Inthese drawings- Y Fig. 1 isI a sideielevation ofxamining machine equipped with my improvement and loaded upon its truck.

Fig. 2.isi a side elevation of one form of my mpleveil Surnertj i Fig. w's a tran'sversev sectional view on .line 3-f3ofFig-2.

F ig. 4 is a similar transverse section of my improved Vconstructon adaptedy to use in a lewerslippot-f VIn the .accompanyingr drawings, ,l have shown for purposes of illustration a mining machinel of standard construction.mounted on a, truck 2 of similarstandard constructioirand adapted to drivethe truck wheels v3,throughdriving connections 4, 5, the mining machine .herein being Vcarried uponV an improved machine support hereinafter described upon which the machine may be moved relative -to `thebettoin or on which themacliine may be loaded onfto the truck, the machine when. loaded en te thetruel being latchedfinto position `thereon by means of a `svi/ inging latchlon the support engaging 4a latchingplate 7 carried `bythe side'of lthe truck. lnI myy improvedconstruction a bottom engagingshoefor skid Sisprovided preferably having Eupturn ed frontend, rear ends 9 and; Slightly 'uptureedi .Sides l0 te. permit a free. universal inoxfjenient o'ffthejbottom plate 1922.y Serial No. 558,448.

,'orm of another pair Vojt'iangle irons 14 liliewise longitudinally disposed 'and herein having a plurality of transverse bracing angles disposed between the same, said angle members 14 and 15 being rigidly connected to. thebottom engaging shoe S as by riveting.

'In the relatively high form ofmy improved support showirin F ig. 3 upstanding'inter- 'mediate plates 16 of suitable Vheight and forming extensions'of the angle irons are attached yboth to the depending portions or' the angles 11 andfto the 'iipstanding portions of the' angles 14, by suitable rivets 17, while lthe relatively low form of my improved .support shown in Fig. 4 the depending portionsv of the angles 11 are directly connected tothe upstanding portions of the angles 14 by similar rivets 18.

As ,a result of my improved construction,

fit will be evident that yit is possible to provide a support for a mining machine which is 'not only oi exceedinglysimple and rugged construction, butwhich at the Sametime gives a high Ydegree of iiexibility as to height, theupper angles, for example. be ing sunplyspaced wider apart and adapted to be connected to vtheglower anglesby a connecting member of any desired height when relatively high support is required, and'adapted to be moved over closer together and fastened directly atany desired `height to the lower angles when 'a lower Vheight i.s"reqiiired. Attention is also directed to the fact that as shown in Fig. 3, my improved construction permits ot the disposition of .the latch` 6 and itssupport within the vlines of the machine support when a high support is used. i

fllilhilelhave in this application specilically described two forms which myfinven-` tion may assume inpractice, it will be understood that these forms of the same are shown Jfor purposes of illustration and that the invention may be modified and embodied in various other forms vwithout departing n from its spirit or the scope of the appended cianns.

What l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a chine, ot comprising f")port at mining ina.- n'zeans underlying the machine i bottom plate, an intermediate `ached thereto, and a pair of g. ndinally extending laterally spaced ma lune supporting members disposed above said intermediate support and rigidly connected thereto, said means constituting the .sole support for the machine.

Q. The conibination with a mining machine, ot means underlying the machine comprising a bottom plate, an intermediate support attached thereto including longitudinall y disposed .laterally spaced members, and a pair of longitudinali yT extending laterally spaced machine supporting members disposed above said intermediate supportand rigidly connected thereto, said means constituting the sole support for the mathine.

3. The combination with a mining machine, ot' means underlying the machine including a bottom plate, longitudinally eX- tonding angle irons attached thereto and having upstanding portions` and a pair of longitudinal machine supporting angle irons having depending portions supported by the upstanding portions of said first mentioned angle irons and having their remaining portions disposed parallel to said bottom plate, said means constituting the sole support :For the machine.

et. The combination with a mining machine` of means underlying the machine including a bottom plate, longitudinally extending angle irons attached thereto and having upstandinfr portions, and a pair of longitudinal machine supporting angle irons having depending portions supported by the upstanding portions of said first mentioned angle irons and having the remainingr portions disposed parallel to said bottom plate and projecting in the same direction as the remaining portions of said first mentioned angle irons, said means constituting the sole support for the machine.

'The combination with a mining machine, ot means underlying the machine including a bottom plate, longitudinally eX- tending` machine supporting angle irons attached thereto and having upstanding portions, a pair of longitudinal angle irons having depending portions supported by the upstanding portions ot said first mentioned angle irons, and members rigidly bracing said first mentioned angle irons transversely, said means constituting the sole support tor the machine.

(3. The combination with a mining machine, of means underlying the machine including a bottom plate, longitudinally extending machine supporting angle irons attached thereto and having upstanding` portions, a pair of longitudinal angle irons having depending portions supported by the upstanding portions of said first mentioned irons, and transversely disposed angle rigidly connected to said bottom plate and disposed betiveen said first mentioned angle irons, said means constituting the sole support for the machine.

7. The combination with a niining machine having a bottom platel` ot means underlying the machine connirising` a bottoni plate and an intermediate support, and a plurality of laterally spaced longtiudinally extending machine supporting portions rigidly connected to the bottom plate ot said mining machine and rigidly connected to said intermediate support, said means constituting the sole support for the machine.

8. The combination With a mining machine, of means underlying the machine comprising a bottom plate, longitudinally disposed intermediate supports attached thereto, each of the same beingspaced from one edge of said plate, and a pair of longitudinally extending laterally spaced machine support-ing members disposed above said intermediate supports and connected thereto and having lateral portions overlying the space mentioned, said means constitutingthe sole support for the machine.

t). The combination With a mining inachine, of means underlying the machine comprising a bottom plate, longitudinally disposed intermediate supports attached thereto, certain parts of the same being spaced from .said plate, a pair of longitudinally extending latcrally spaced machine supporting members disposed above said intermediate supports and connected thereto, and mechanism carried by said plate and disposed in the space mentioned for locking the support on a transport truck, said means constituting the sole support for the machine.

10. The combination with a mining machine, of' means underlying the machine comprising a bottom plate, longitudinally disposed intermediate supports attached thereto, certain parts of the same being spaced from said plate, a pair of longitudinally extending laterally spaced machine supporting members disposed above said intermediate supports and connected thereto, and mechanism including a pivoted latch carried by said plate and disposed in the space mentioned for locking the support on a transport truck, said means constituting the sole support for the machine.

ll. A mining machine support comprising a bottom plate adapted slidably to engage a mine bottom, longitudinally extendingl laterally spaced angle members rigidly connected thereto, longitudinally extending` lll parallel plates rigidly secured to said angle members, and angle members rigidly secured to said lirst mentioned angle member by said plates and thereby to the bottom ot' the machine.

12. A mining machine support comprising,- a bottom plate adapted slidably to engage a mine bottom, longitudinally extending laterally spaced angle members rigidly connected thereto, longitudinally extending parallel plates rigidly secured to said angle members7 angle members rigidly secured to said i'irstv mentioned angle members by said plates and thereby to the bottom of the machine, and tranversely extending bracing members rigidly secured to said bottom plate.

13. A mining machine support comprising a bottom plate having upturned sides and ends and adapted to freely slide on the mine bottom, angle members secured to said plate, angle members secured to the bottom of said machine interediate vertically disposed plates secured to said angle members respectively, and transversely extending bracing members rigidly secured to said bottom plate intermediate Said irst mentioned angle members.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature,

VILLIAM E. BOUDETTE, 

